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'''Josep Piñol Curto''' (born 10 May 1994) is a [[Catalans|Catalan]] visual artist whose work spans staged photography, video art, and immersive installations. He is best known for the 2024 performative project ''La Santa Baldana'', which received national media attention in Spain and was covered in major outlets such as [[El País]], [[La Vanguardia]], [[El Mundo (Spain)]], and [[Diari de Tarragona]].<ref name="ElPoder">{{cite news |title=El poder de la Santa Baldana |url=https://elpais.com/quadern/art-i-arquitectura/2024-12-08/el-poder-de-la-santa-baldana.html |work=El País |date=8 December 2024 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Kafka, Fargo i la Baldana |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20240618/9740362/kafka-fargo-terres-l-ebre.html |work=La Vanguardia |date=18 June 2024 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=La gran bacanal de la Santa Baldana |url=https://www.elmundo.es/cronica/2024/12/12/67599a49e85ecef61f8b45c4.html |work=El Mundo |date=12 December 2024 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news |title=Un juez de Tortosa investiga a los responsables de la Santa Baldana |url=https://www.diaridetarragona.com/ebre/211755/un-juez-de-tortosa-investiga-a-los-responsables-de-la-santa-baldana-por-sacar-a-la-virgen-rodeada-de-morcillas-bf21067666.html |work=Diari de Tarragona |date=9 December 2024 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref> His emotionally resonant and socially critical work explores themes such as human suffering, ecology, and the symbolic reinterpretation of culture.

'''Josep Piñol Curto''' (born 10 May 1994) is a [[Catalans|Catalan]] visual artist whose work spans staged photography, video art, and immersive installations. He is best known for the 2024 performative project ''La Santa Baldana'', which received national media attention in Spain and was covered in major outlets such as [[El País]], [[La Vanguardia]], [[El Mundo (Spain)]], and [[Diari de Tarragona]].<ref name="ElPoder">{{cite news |title=El poder de la Santa Baldana |url=https://elpais.com/quadern/art-i-arquitectura/2024-12-08/el-poder-de-la-santa-baldana.html |work=El País |date=8 December 2024 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Kafka, Fargo i la Baldana |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20240618/9740362/kafka-fargo-terres-l-ebre.html |work=La Vanguardia |date=18 June 2024 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=La gran bacanal de la Santa Baldana |url=https://www.elmundo.es/cronica/2024/12/12/67599a49e85ecef61f8b45c4.html |work=El Mundo |date=12 December 2024 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news |title=Un juez de Tortosa investiga a los responsables de la Santa Baldana |url=https://www.diaridetarragona.com/ebre/211755/un-juez-de-tortosa-investiga-a-los-responsables-de-la-santa-baldana-por-sacar-a-la-virgen-rodeada-de-morcillas-bf21067666.html |work=Diari de Tarragona |date=9 December 2024 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref> His work explores themes such as human suffering, ecology, and the symbolic reinterpretation of culture.

== Biography ==

== Biography ==

=== Early life ===

=== Early life ===

Josep Piñol Curto was born on 10 May 1994 in [[Tivenys]], a small village in the Terres de l’Ebre region of Catalonia. He grew up in a deeply traditional, religious environment infused with Catholic rituals and local customs. As a child, he served as a ''monaguillo'' (altar boy), which later informed his symbolic approach to ritual in art.

Josep Piñol Curto was born on 10 May 1994 in [[Tivenys]], a small village in the Terres de l’Ebre region of Catalonia. He grew up in a deeply traditional, religious environment infused with Catholic rituals and local customs. As a child, he served as a ''monaguillo'' (altar boy), which later informed his symbolic approach to ritual in art.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

Raised in a conservative rural setting, Piñol has spoken about the tension he felt between cultural conformity and his emerging identity. During public interviews—such as the conversation cycle ‘‘CK Que Sé Jo’’—he described feeling creatively stifled in adolescence, which motivated his search for more expansive and introspective artistic forms.<ref>{{cite web |title=CK Que Sé Jo – Josep Piñol |url=https://tarragonajove.org/activitats/ck-que-se-jo-cicle-de-converses-2/ |website=Tarragona Jove |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref>

Raised in a conservative rural setting, Piñol has spoken about the tension he felt between cultural conformity and his emerging identity. During public interviews—such as the conversation cycle ‘‘CK Que Sé Jo’’—he described feeling creatively stifled in adolescence, which motivated his search for more expansive and introspective artistic forms.<ref>{{cite web |title=CK Que Sé Jo – Josep Piñol |url=https://tarragonajove.org/activitats/ck-que-se-jo-cicle-de-converses-2/ |website=Tarragona Jove |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref>

Piñol’s most widely publicized work is ''La Santa Baldana'' (2024), a performative intervention that received national attention for its use of religious iconography and folkloric symbolism.<ref name="ElPoder"/> The central figure is a fictional saint holding ''morcillas'' (blood sausages), prompting reflection on anthropocentrism, spiritual decay, and ecological responsibility.

Piñol’s most widely publicized work is ''La Santa Baldana'' (2024), a performative intervention that received national attention for its use of religious iconography and folkloric symbolism.<ref name="ElPoder"/> The central figure is a fictional saint holding ''morcillas'' (blood sausages), prompting reflection on anthropocentrism, spiritual decay, and ecological responsibility.

Presented at the Aplec de la Santa Baldana in [[Tivenys]], the piece sparked national media coverage and legal scrutiny, including a complaint filed by the Fundación Española de Abogados Cristianos.<ref name="auto1"/>

Presented at the Aplec de la Santa Baldana in [[Tivenys]], the piece sparked national media coverage and legal scrutiny, including a complaint filed by the Fundación Española de Abogados Cristianos.<ref name="auto1"/> Piñol defended the intervention, stating that “religious imagery is not reserved for any specific group; it is an integral part of our identity and collective culture.”<ref name="auto"/> Following the controversy, he extended the work into a digital platform described by El Punt Avui as “refusing to give in” and “opening a virtual space for worship.”<ref>{{cite news |title=Santa Baldana no es rendeix i ara obre un espai de culte virtual |url=https://www.elpuntavui.cat/cultura/article/19-cultura/2485626-santa-baldana-no-es-rendeix-i-ara-obre-un-espai-de-culte-virtual.html |work=El Punt Avui |date=December 2024 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref>

Piñol defended the intervention, stating that “religious imagery is not reserved for any specific group; it is an integral part of our identity and collective culture.”<ref name="auto"/>

Following the controversy, he extended the work into a digital platform described by El Punt Avui as “refusing to give in” and “opening a virtual space for worship.”<ref>{{cite news |title=Santa Baldana no es rendeix i ara obre un espai de culte virtual |url=https://www.elpuntavui.cat/cultura/article/19-cultura/2485626-santa-baldana-no-es-rendeix-i-ara-obre-un-espai-de-culte-virtual.html |work=El Punt Avui |date=December 2024 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref>

=== ''Fusilamiento del 12 de octubre'' ===

=== ''Fusilamiento del 12 de octubre'' ===

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[[:Category:Spanish contemporary artists]]

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[[Category:Spanish contemporary artists]]

[[:Category:People from Baix Ebre]]

[[Category:People from Baix Ebre]]

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